it's obvious this guy was a complete a-hole and you did the completely right thing by establishing an order in the water by letting your knowledge of the wave let him clearly know the pecking order. it's great you scored your waves and you should be plenty happy for that. sharing with your friends is even better.

however, the tone and attitude of this posting is pretty lame. how long have you lived at this location so that now it's "your wave"? how long ago was it you were a non-local who drove from the valley to surf? do you not ever journey beyond your home break to surf other locations? aren't we all "travelers on earth"?

this guy was an easy target and worthy of ridicule, but claiming ownership of the wave: "valley kooks...foreigner...my peak...my wave...I surf it everyday" seems excessive. certainly you'd admit that a very good surfer who is non-local has the ability to surf that wave better than you do. what would you do in that situation, when someone can take the wave from you, by their surfing ability? how do you react then, when someone takes "your wave"?

why not just feel happy inside you caught waves, without feeling the need to share thoughts of violence and hostility.

anger and hatred and exclusion are ugly representations of the human spirit. truly ugly.

it's surprising to see it showing up here as i've come to expect it as a place that celebrates love and life.

yes, i agree that the tone of the post was lame. what i should have called it was "reverse localism" as i meant to point out that the people in the water who are friendly, those who share waves here tend to also live here. the ocean has a way of bringing karma full circle without our humanity ever having to intervene. this blog does, and will continue to celebrate love and life.

i do not own any wave, any peak, any situation. as the author of a blog i admit that i use some artistic license from time to time in order to create a picture for the blog's readers. sometimes i fail. sometimes i succeed.

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